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No. 283,031.l Patented Aug. 14, 1883.

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SPECIFICATION 4forming `part of Lettersf Patent No. 283,031, `dated August,V 14, `1883.

Application mea Marches, 1853. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT I. SCOTT, a citizen of the `United States, residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in` Apple Baring, Coring, and Slicing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full clear, and exact description of the inventioni, such as will `enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates `to that` class of machines used for paring, coring, and slicing ap- The object is to do similar work to that done by some other machines, but by` simpler and less expensive mechanism, and possibly obtain better results.

The invention consists in a new mode of acquiring a forward spiral motion and such auxiliary motions as required to makea complete working mechanism for the purpose desired.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a detachedview of worm-disk C.

I have first a smooth, round, straight rod, B,

working freely in and through bearings or lugs extending from a main frame, fA. Thelatter is provided with the usual clamp-screw for fastening the machine to a table. 'Ihe shaft `Blias a crank, b, upon one end, and a handle for`` fast tothe shaft B. Said disk has a diameter f greater than that of an ordinary apple, and is provided `with an opening, c, in its edge. The remaining part of the edge takes the form of a worm or spiral, so that, by revolving it, the disk will feed itselfalong a toothed rack, athat is, each revolution carries it forward one tooth in the rack a. The mechanical movement, consisting of a wormand rack, is so common that it need only be said that I use `such a, device, and that the rack is stationary,

and the shaft B free to follow the disk C in its but not so large as to be very liable to lose notch in its advancing course-that isto say, by the continuous turning of the crank b the opening c will be carried past the rack` a, and the worm-disk C will not vary from its regular forward course. This is evidently more sure to be'the case when the diameter ofthe wormdisk C is great, thoughI do not wish to confine myself to any particular size, nor to leave the opening c entirely open, as I have tried having the same tted up with a sort of latch that could be `thrown out of the Way when it was desired to push or pull the shaft B reciprocally in either direction; but I have discarded that part of the invention, for the reason that it does notat present seem to be required; also,

the `rack a could be made to move or be turned over out of reach of the worm-disk C. One reason for having the diameter of worm-disk C large is that the apple will clear the rack a.

The machine is provided with a fork, D, attached to the end of the shaft B, opposite to the crank b. A paring-knife, E, is hingedto the frame A, and a coring, slicing, or combined coring and slicing, device, F, screwed fast to the frame A. These latter parts are not subjects of the present application, and some forms of each have been used prior to this invention. The operation of the machine is as follows: The opening c of the worm-disk C stands over the rack a, and theshaft JB is drawnloackuntil the wor`m-disk C rests against the frame A.. An apple is impaled on the fork D, and the operator pushes the shaft B forward, pressing the apple against the paring-knife E. Then commence turningthe crank b, and, by the acv slicing knife F, the apple is pared, cored, and

tion of the'paring-knife E and the coring and disk, C, engaging in a rack, a, formed on said 15 frame, the said disk being provided With an opening, c, whereby the fork-shaft and disk may be freely reeiprocated over the rack.

2. The Worm-disk C, having an opening, c, t0 allow a free reciprocal movement over the 2o rack a, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twovwitnesses.

ROBT. I). SCOTT.

Vitnesses JOHN VILLIAMs, THos. II. MARs'roN. 

